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. >> greetings, i'm captain chantal libber the i in the battalion serving in kandahar, afghanistan. i'd like to wish all my friends and family happy holidays. merry christmas. miss you, see you soon. >> akc first sergeant, 1297, from kandahar, afghanistan. i want to say hello to all of my families and friends. happy holidays. hurrah. >> give a shout out to my mom and dad in northeast maryland. merry christmas. be home next year.
. >> greetings, i'm captain chantal libber the i in the battalion serving in kandahar, afghanistan. i'd like to wish all my friends and family happy holidays. merry christmas. miss you, see you soon. >> akc first sergeant, 1297, from kandahar, afghanistan. i want to say hello to all of my families and friends. happy holidays. hurrah. >> give a shout out to my mom and dad in northeast maryland. merry christmas. be home next year.
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members of the 185th military police battalion have been in afghanistan since last christmas. >> i'm really glad to be home right now. i've been away for a year. now i want to spend time with my family and loved ones. >> it's quite amazing to see all of these people here. never expected. >> last nights celebration was bittersweet. just last month the company lost 21-year-old shawn walsh from san jose in combat. he was counting down the days until coming home and his presence was felt at last nights reunion. >>> this morning the payroll tax cut extension is once again not a sure thing. on saturday the senate passed a temporary bill to continue the payroll tax cut for two more months. republicans in the house of representatives want the legislation to be for a full year. the house will vote on the senate bill today but if republicans are united in vetting against the bill, it will fail. >> it's pretty clear that i and our members oppose the senate bill. it's only for two months. the president said we shouldn't go on vacation until we get our work done. and frankly republicans agree. >>
members of the 185th military police battalion have been in afghanistan since last christmas. >> i'm really glad to be home right now. i've been away for a year. now i want to spend time with my family and loved ones. >> it's quite amazing to see all of these people here. never expected. >> last nights celebration was bittersweet. just last month the company lost 21-year-old shawn walsh from san jose in combat. he was counting down the days until coming home and his presence...
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and the battalion chief entered the home alone and did not keep contact with other firefighters inside. >>> attempted child production -- we told you yesterday about the 11-year-old girl that claimed a man grabbed her in front of the marin brewing company. the girl made up the story to get attention. police said she did see a man walking in front of the company but he did not grab her. >>> let's check in with sal far look at traffic. >> good morning, and happy friday to you and all that are watching. let's take a look at the commute. if you are driving on 80 westbound it looks pretty good. again pretty windy out there. it's not going to be great driving across the bridges. as you saw lou dean say earlier. there will be high wind warning for most if not all of the bay area bridges. you can see here at the bay bridge it's light still. if you can do it safely without stopping and causing a big distress wave to claudine as you drive by. this is a look at northbound 280 getting up to highway 17. dave thinks it's funny over here. that traffic looks pretty good. >>> hello steve. >> should i w
and the battalion chief entered the home alone and did not keep contact with other firefighters inside. >>> attempted child production -- we told you yesterday about the 11-year-old girl that claimed a man grabbed her in front of the marin brewing company. the girl made up the story to get attention. police said she did see a man walking in front of the company but he did not grab her. >>> let's check in with sal far look at traffic. >> good morning, and happy friday to...
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a battalion chief entered with maintaining contact with any other employee. the department did not ensure at least two firefighters inside were assigned to perform rescue activities. so first you'll hear from dean fryer from cal osha, then assistant deputy chief from the san francisco fire department. take a listen. >> whether or not following procedures would have saved a live is unknown but would have created an environment where all involved would have known where hazards were and could have resulted in a different response. >> we have documentation that proves that those citations are not based on what they think happened. >> and that is the response. and the saying the bat tail tallahasseein chief was 10 feet from the two firefighters and that did he talk to them z also, that they had radio communications but somehow, lost it in the heat of the fire. the department is appealing citations and their own investigation should be completed, i am told, perhaps by the end of the month. vic lee abc 7 news. >> thank you. right now in west oakland, the mayor and p
a battalion chief entered with maintaining contact with any other employee. the department did not ensure at least two firefighters inside were assigned to perform rescue activities. so first you'll hear from dean fryer from cal osha, then assistant deputy chief from the san francisco fire department. take a listen. >> whether or not following procedures would have saved a live is unknown but would have created an environment where all involved would have known where hazards were and...
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one battalion chief called it a long tough night. some of the fire's spread to apartment buildings and homes. >> i felt so bad. that was my house, my home. i live there. i could have died. life could have been lost, and these people who are doing this just need to stop. like what is wrong with them? you know, it is terrible. >> residents were able to escape unharmed but one firefighter was injured. investigators are looking for security video and any witnesses. so far no one has been arrested. >> 7 is on your side with a new safety recall from general motors. the company recalling thousands of new cars to check for missing brake pads. it impact more than 40002012 chevrolet sonics appear they could be missing in inner or our brake pad. gm says the problem likely exists in very few cars, but the missing pads could mean longer stopping distance, and it raises the risk of a crash. however, no accidents have been reported. >> one thing we should never recall again? this weather. a december, to have it be this mild and comfortable? >> i ha
one battalion chief called it a long tough night. some of the fire's spread to apartment buildings and homes. >> i felt so bad. that was my house, my home. i live there. i could have died. life could have been lost, and these people who are doing this just need to stop. like what is wrong with them? you know, it is terrible. >> residents were able to escape unharmed but one firefighter was injured. investigators are looking for security video and any witnesses. so far no one has...
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. >> the chief says they had back up personnel and the battalion chief did talk to them in the house. and says that there were radio communications. the fire department says thaits concerned about the internal probe. >> they have tumt taigs with the time that's each was made. and there is a time stamp on the bottom so you can track it with the growing fire. >> and cal osha has imposed a fine of $1,000. you just heard the chief say the department is going to appeal and with record to the investigation, he tells us that that report is almost done and could be released within the month. that is the report firefighters want to see. >>> a labor rally blocked traffic for a short time this afternoon. sky 7 is live over the rally right now at justin herman plaza. and the haib counsel organized a protest against cuts and the march began through the city financial district with stops in front of the faed federal building. and they're now at justin herman plaza. >> video shot by a newspaper reporter shows police setting up barricades outside of the encampment when a protester punches an offerser
. >> the chief says they had back up personnel and the battalion chief did talk to them in the house. and says that there were radio communications. the fire department says thaits concerned about the internal probe. >> they have tumt taigs with the time that's each was made. and there is a time stamp on the bottom so you can track it with the growing fire. >> and cal osha has imposed a fine of $1,000. you just heard the chief say the department is going to appeal and with...
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the last battalion of american troops left iraq this weekend as you heard. hundreds of soldiers and marines withdrawn from iraq and afghanistan arrived home in dallas, where a lot of homecoming happening, these scenes will be repeated across the nation just in time for the holidays. >>> the defense cross-examines a key witness in the case against army private first class bradley manning, accused of spilling u.s. government secrets to the wikileaks website. on sunday a computer crimes investigator testified he found more than 10,000 diplomatic cables on manning's computer. >>> swedish carmaker saab filed for bankruptcy after chinese investors dropped their attempt to finance the company's reorganization. experts say it is likely the 60-year-old company will be sold off in parts. >>> overseas news, namely kim jong-il's death, had a big impact on foreign markets overnight. courtney reagan is at the new york stock exchange. >> good morning to you, natalie. once again investor also look to global news to guide the market action here today in the u.s. north korean
the last battalion of american troops left iraq this weekend as you heard. hundreds of soldiers and marines withdrawn from iraq and afghanistan arrived home in dallas, where a lot of homecoming happening, these scenes will be repeated across the nation just in time for the holidays. >>> the defense cross-examines a key witness in the case against army private first class bradley manning, accused of spilling u.s. government secrets to the wikileaks website. on sunday a computer crimes...
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leader, staging a lavish ceremony with hundreds of performers and airing images of what appeared to be battalions of north koreans sobbing almost in formation over kim's death. very little is known about the dynasty's new leader, kim's youngest son, kim jong-un, but the u.s. is assuring its neighbors that more than 28,000 american troops on the peninsula will stand with them if needed. >> we reiterate our hope for improved relations with the people of north korea and remain deeply concerned about their well being. >> reporter: kim jong-il's reign of terror lasted 17 years. menacing his neighbors with nuclear weapons, holding his own people hostage with prison camps and starvation. while kim jong-il had years to emulate the personality created by his father, the nation's founder, his youngest son had no warning. does he have the skill to control the military or will he be a figure head? almost nothing is known about him. he's believed 28 years old, educated in switzerland and unlike his father had little time to prepare for his new role. >> one of the questions as we look down the road whether thi
leader, staging a lavish ceremony with hundreds of performers and airing images of what appeared to be battalions of north koreans sobbing almost in formation over kim's death. very little is known about the dynasty's new leader, kim's youngest son, kim jong-un, but the u.s. is assuring its neighbors that more than 28,000 american troops on the peninsula will stand with them if needed. >> we reiterate our hope for improved relations with the people of north korea and remain deeply...
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battalions of organized mourners appeared on command. an emotional outpouring that reminds some of a cult. >> it has both elements of a cult and elements of a mafia. you you have to think of the two of those together. mafia with the personality cult behind it. >> their standards of living is inconceivable to the starving millions outside the capital. this satellite image taken just six years ago, illustrates the stark contrast. south korea thriving brightly lit. north korea in mere total darkness. its isolation makes it difficult for american intelligence, which picks up no warning that kim was dead. how is that possible? >> you have a government that's fairly compartmentalized. given all of those things, it is a very difficult place to collect accurate and analyze information. >> in 2007, u.s. intelligence didn't know north korea was builds a nuclear reactor in syria. until israel showed the white house pictures and bombed it. two years later, they built a sprawling plant undetected. >> he'll need to show something. he needs to show a v
battalions of organized mourners appeared on command. an emotional outpouring that reminds some of a cult. >> it has both elements of a cult and elements of a mafia. you you have to think of the two of those together. mafia with the personality cult behind it. >> their standards of living is inconceivable to the starving millions outside the capital. this satellite image taken just six years ago, illustrates the stark contrast. south korea thriving brightly lit. north korea in mere...
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steadman has two medic units, battalion six and they will only get busier if there are more cuts to theht fe department. joce sterman, abc2 news. >>> the baltimorexd county schom to help findxd a new'a7 superintendent. superintendentxd hiredxd by mid. the company also conducted searches for -- searches for baltimore city. >>> the ravens are gearing up for sunday's game against the cleveland browns but will they play. the forecast for ray lewis and why the ravens could be home for the entire playoffs. >>> you're looking live at a tree lighting ceremony. why it's a fitting tribute to those who sacrificed for our freedom. >> no two-degree winner today. we'll talk about our flex weather maker. it will make a difference in your saturday. details coming up. >>> for many folks, it's the chance to get the perfect christmas tree for the holiday. they are hoping you will get a fresh cut tree in maryland. it not only helps local farmers, but it helps the environment in many ways. of course cutting a local tree could become a family tradition. >> i like to do this because going to the store is not a
steadman has two medic units, battalion six and they will only get busier if there are more cuts to theht fe department. joce sterman, abc2 news. >>> the baltimorexd county schom to help findxd a new'a7 superintendent. superintendentxd hiredxd by mid. the company also conducted searches for -- searches for baltimore city. >>> the ravens are gearing up for sunday's game against the cleveland browns but will they play. the forecast for ray lewis and why the ravens could be home...
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him if his unit second battalion fifth marine was one of the first combat quantity home that same summer when much of the country thought the war was winding down. >> i really think i was more realistic than the rest of the country about how long it would take but i didn't think would it take this long. >>reporter: he and his high school teammate weren't back to iraq for a second tour of duty with second battalion fifth marine this time as sniper tea team. they were killed together in ambush in ramadi, capitol of sunni try angle. >> open the door and 3 l marines in full dress and sl didn't mean anything but one thing. >> they went to school together. they went in the marines together. the they went to war together. and now we'll bury them together. >>reporter: their death and the national coverage of the joint funeral on veterans day 2004 also marked the graduate shift in american feelings about the war. except for the hub barred family especially youngest son nathan. >> i haven't changed my thought of the war or anything. still the same thing. i did last someone extremely close to me an
him if his unit second battalion fifth marine was one of the first combat quantity home that same summer when much of the country thought the war was winding down. >> i really think i was more realistic than the rest of the country about how long it would take but i didn't think would it take this long. >>reporter: he and his high school teammate weren't back to iraq for a second tour of duty with second battalion fifth marine this time as sniper tea team. they were killed together...
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and that the battalion chief did talk to perez and the firefighters in the house. they had radio communication which somehow failed during the fire. the firefighters union says it's more concerned about the internal fire department probe than with cal/osha investigation. >> they have the documentation of the radio transcript. with the times that each radio transcript was made. you have video footage from neighbors with time stop stamp on the bottom to track the time of the radio transmission with the growing fire. >>reporter: cal/osha has impose add fine of 21,000 dollars but you just heard chief say the department is going to appeal those citation citations. now with regard to the department own investigation l he tells that you say that report is almost done. it could be released within the month. that is the report the firefights want to see. vick lee, 7 news. >> man suspected of running over a firefighters in san francisco last week pleaded not guilty this afternoon to variety of charges including torture. eduardo also faces attempted murder and assault with a
and that the battalion chief did talk to perez and the firefighters in the house. they had radio communication which somehow failed during the fire. the firefighters union says it's more concerned about the internal fire department probe than with cal/osha investigation. >> they have the documentation of the radio transcript. with the times that each radio transcript was made. you have video footage from neighbors with time stop stamp on the bottom to track the time of the radio...
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mike has the story of burns battalion. >> turn over burns. about 64. >>reporter: sharks defense and burns a great edition on and off the ice. he and his wife susan sponsor burns battalion which help military and family a night at the tank in luxury box. >> it was always a big passion for me. i grew up always a big interest for military and kind of my plan b if hockey didn't work out. >>reporter: hockey worked out which led to the foundation. >> people find it real easy to give back to soldiers and their family for what they do for us. >>reporter: here's how it works. all branch of the military can go on line to burns battalion and fill out this form. l. >> brief story about themselve themselves. talk about the military experience. where they deployed to. what they do in the normal job on day to day basis what it would mean to be able to come to a game. >>reporter: several members bring 3 guest. >> says he appreciate the freedom we go to work for. that we get deployed for and family sacrifice so much and he is appreciates that so much that he offers it
mike has the story of burns battalion. >> turn over burns. about 64. >>reporter: sharks defense and burns a great edition on and off the ice. he and his wife susan sponsor burns battalion which help military and family a night at the tank in luxury box. >> it was always a big passion for me. i grew up always a big interest for military and kind of my plan b if hockey didn't work out. >>reporter: hockey worked out which led to the foundation. >> people find it real...
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when i went to congress about 19 years ago we had 172 army battalions, maneuver battalions. if this supercommittee because of the failure and the sequestration kicks in that would be cut to between 60 and 70. we had 546 navy ships. it would go down to 238, the smallest navy since before world war i. united states air force fighters, 4355. it would be down to 1512. strategic bombers, 282, down to 101. i think that is a very good card to play when you look at the world, is not exactly safer. bill: i think you make a compelling argument. where do you cut a deal to make sure that doesn't happen? >> well, right now everybody is focused on just getting out of town, doing all of the other things that are just necessary that have to be done before december 16th. myself, i'm really focused on getting our defense authorization bill down. it's on the senate florida, should be finished up torpbgts and we'll gtonight, and we'll go into full bore on the conference report. we want to get that done before december 16th. probably -- bill: go ahead, i'll let you get your last point in there,
when i went to congress about 19 years ago we had 172 army battalions, maneuver battalions. if this supercommittee because of the failure and the sequestration kicks in that would be cut to between 60 and 70. we had 546 navy ships. it would go down to 238, the smallest navy since before world war i. united states air force fighters, 4355. it would be down to 1512. strategic bombers, 282, down to 101. i think that is a very good card to play when you look at the world, is not exactly safer....
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the last battalions of i.s. troops are heading out of iraq. which means they are heading for happy homecomings. among them are members of the 25th infantry division out of hawaii. take a look. >> reporter: just as the sun sets on hawaii the final chapter comes to an end for a group of hawaii-based troops. the plane arrived at the base. they were give and heroes' welcome. they are senior leaders and key personnel of the 25th infantry division. this is the end of their year-long deployment to iraq. >> we are proud we could complete the mission and represent hawaii and honor the service and sacrifice of all those who put so much effort into it the last 9 years. >> reporter: their families were eagerly waiting. >> we are excited it's an early christmas present. >> reporter: after a quick ceremony ... early this year these division leaders led the advise, train and assist mission. >> spend some time with the family, who knows from there. >> reporter: corey is happy to be back home. so is his son jesse. >> it's a wonderful feeling to be home and kno
the last battalions of i.s. troops are heading out of iraq. which means they are heading for happy homecomings. among them are members of the 25th infantry division out of hawaii. take a look. >> reporter: just as the sun sets on hawaii the final chapter comes to an end for a group of hawaii-based troops. the plane arrived at the base. they were give and heroes' welcome. they are senior leaders and key personnel of the 25th infantry division. this is the end of their year-long deployment...
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i want you to meet the men of first battalion 6th marine regiment. >> reloading! >> came out of nowhere. in a sleeping bag still. hearing the flare go off, rpg and fires started going off. >> just to the northwest of us across the river, they have a ridge line up there, and there's a cage in the ridge line that they will crawl into, and they engage us from there. >> by the time, like a couple of hours, we probably had 100 still left for 50 cal and that was. it just got really bad real quick. >> slow it down! >> 30 millimeter grenades hitting inside the compound, getting close, real close to a casualty, took a couple casualties. you hear about people being battle tested. this one tested the boys. >> you have to get him on the birm as fast as possible. >> been one hell of a day. you're thinking, yeah, regular patrol any other day. it ain't happening that way. definitely teach a lot of people that everybody's got to be ready from now on. you never know what's going to happen from now on. we lost one person to injuries, i mean, who knows what's going to happen next. >
i want you to meet the men of first battalion 6th marine regiment. >> reloading! >> came out of nowhere. in a sleeping bag still. hearing the flare go off, rpg and fires started going off. >> just to the northwest of us across the river, they have a ridge line up there, and there's a cage in the ridge line that they will crawl into, and they engage us from there. >> by the time, like a couple of hours, we probably had 100 still left for 50 cal and that was. it just got...
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employer injury program and a break down in communication among firefighters and the fact that the battalion chief is home alone and the failure to keep two firefighters outside as a back up. >>> the red cross is helping 27 people who live in a fire- damaged apartment building find a place to stay tonight. the fire started early this morning on the top floor of the 3-story building on 24th street in the mission district. two people are in critical condition. strong winds made firefighters jobs more difficult. it took them an hour to get control of the fire. residents scrambled out to safety. >> we, together, figured out there was a fire. it took us a bit of time. woke up everyone up and went outside. called 911 at which point someone from upstairs came down and could not breathe. >> san francisco fire investigators are looking into the cause of the fire. residents told ktvu news it may have been caused by a faulty water heater. >> today, the sheriff told ktvu news that several hundred marijuana plants were remove friday a home after an overnight fire. firsts responded to the home -- firefigh
employer injury program and a break down in communication among firefighters and the fact that the battalion chief is home alone and the failure to keep two firefighters outside as a back up. >>> the red cross is helping 27 people who live in a fire- damaged apartment building find a place to stay tonight. the fire started early this morning on the top floor of the 3-story building on 24th street in the mission district. two people are in critical condition. strong winds made...
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he was a lifelong naval officer who had a very tough war and i was right up battalion. chiefly british valor at the. and on land and in the air i mean you know. i can't remember how old i was until i realized all television come all books and all films were not about the second world war. i thought they were. >> you have a chapter about your mother, yvonne. >> yes, that was her name. that was what i used to call her. she liked it. because it is a nice name. and it's the way when i think about her, i don't think mommy. i think yvonne. we were very close and i used to think, because we came from a slightly drab english society so lower middle class with aspirations, naval and military and my mother was a sort of failed milliner. she kept trying to open dress shops and never it never quite made it. and so, the wives of my brothers were called ethel or marjorie or nancy are things like that i.r.a. side when i was little yvonne had a touch of class to it, little bit more cosmopolitan perhaps, that more stylish, at the morse fourier. i described her as the gin in the tonic in
he was a lifelong naval officer who had a very tough war and i was right up battalion. chiefly british valor at the. and on land and in the air i mean you know. i can't remember how old i was until i realized all television come all books and all films were not about the second world war. i thought they were. >> you have a chapter about your mother, yvonne. >> yes, that was her name. that was what i used to call her. she liked it. because it is a nice name. and it's the way when i...
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finally, they all collapse in front of him, his battalion. he stood up and said what the heck is the matter with you? i'm 35, during the same that you are, you don't see me out of breath. from somewhere in the back a soldier shouted out, he never figured out who it was, but we're not as while as you are, bill. okay? from that day on "wild bill" donovan start. he claims he didn't like that nickname because it ran counter to the cool, calm collected spy energy he wanted to project. but his wife said he really did like being called while bill. he returned to new york he wrote. eventually became an assistant attorney general in the coolidge administration during the roaring '20s. his goal at that point was to be attorney general of the united states. and he thought herbert hoover had made a promise to. hoover had. but the ku klux klan which is very powerful, powerful political movement then was up in arms over the idea of an irish catholic becoming attorney general of the united states. donovan was a prominent republican made his share of enemies
finally, they all collapse in front of him, his battalion. he stood up and said what the heck is the matter with you? i'm 35, during the same that you are, you don't see me out of breath. from somewhere in the back a soldier shouted out, he never figured out who it was, but we're not as while as you are, bill. okay? from that day on "wild bill" donovan start. he claims he didn't like that nickname because it ran counter to the cool, calm collected spy energy he wanted to project. but...
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if you, if you read the book "ordinary men" about battalion 101 from hamburg, germany, you realize that here they were. you know, they didn't think of themselves as environment people at all -- environment people at all, but they were sent out to kill jews point blank. at first, most of them existed, until at the end more than 90% had committed murder, 38 million -- excuse me, 38,000 jews murdered and many sent to death camps. ordinary people. we think of the stanford prison experiment, and we know there that in 1971 just when i was down the road writing "diet for a small planet," there was an experiment in which young people who tested normal were put into a mock prison setting that was supposed to last for two weeks, this experiment. the professor had to stop it in six days because the students were so brutalizing one another that there was an emotional breakdown happening. and it looked eerily similar to abu ghraib. so we know under certain conditions that we can be very, very cruel to one another. and from an ecomind, though, we realize that the evidence is equally clear that under
if you, if you read the book "ordinary men" about battalion 101 from hamburg, germany, you realize that here they were. you know, they didn't think of themselves as environment people at all -- environment people at all, but they were sent out to kill jews point blank. at first, most of them existed, until at the end more than 90% had committed murder, 38 million -- excuse me, 38,000 jews murdered and many sent to death camps. ordinary people. we think of the stanford prison...
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if you read the book "ordinary men" about battalion 101 from hamberg, germany, you realize that here they were. you know, they didn't think themselves as violent people at all. they had not been trained, but they were sent into villages to kill jews point-blank. at first, most of them resisted, gradually more and more went along, until the end, 90% had committed murder. 38 million -- excuse me, 38,000 jews murdered and many sent to death camps. ordinary people. think of the stanford prison experiment, and we know that there 1971 and in the psych lab, there was people testing normal put into a mock prison setting that was supposed to last for two weeks. the professor had to stop it in six days because the students were brutalizing each other there were emotional break downs happening. it looked similar, so we can be very, very cruel to one another. from an ecomind, though, we realize the evidence is equally clear that under certain conditions, we can behave incredible benevada lance. now, in fact, with the functional mris looking at our brains with certain activities, it's fascinating
if you read the book "ordinary men" about battalion 101 from hamberg, germany, you realize that here they were. you know, they didn't think themselves as violent people at all. they had not been trained, but they were sent into villages to kill jews point-blank. at first, most of them resisted, gradually more and more went along, until the end, 90% had committed murder. 38 million -- excuse me, 38,000 jews murdered and many sent to death camps. ordinary people. think of the stanford...
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the battalion lost 17, wouldn't have recognized its been in a battle. it is. but already seen as i learned a lot from personal experience about the lives of soldiers in what it's like. i give you one example. soldiers talk a lot about women, but actually my experience when you're on the battlefield, the ones you care about you would do absolutely anything for a hot meal and to build to sleep in a bed, preferably alone. so you don't want to believe all the stuff about how it's the sort of thing the soldiers. you have to talk about women, but there are other priorities. i quoted an american marine in the pacific who said the real thing he was waiting to get back was when he got home, apart from wind sleep in pajamas, the really thing he was going to flush the toilet for our just hear the water run. and what you learn from having been on battlefields, you learn -- first of all you learn how terrifying it is to be under fire anyway difficult it is to make your limbs move from one place to another when you really scared. so you learn plenty about that. and he just
the battalion lost 17, wouldn't have recognized its been in a battle. it is. but already seen as i learned a lot from personal experience about the lives of soldiers in what it's like. i give you one example. soldiers talk a lot about women, but actually my experience when you're on the battlefield, the ones you care about you would do absolutely anything for a hot meal and to build to sleep in a bed, preferably alone. so you don't want to believe all the stuff about how it's the sort of thing...
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a battalion that lost 17 wouldn't even know they were in a battle. and that's true. i learned a lot from personal experience about the ways of soldiers and what it's like. give you one example. soldiers talk about women but actually my experience enwhen you're on the battlefield, you would give absolutely anything for a bath, hot meal, and to be able to sleep in a bed, preferably alone so you don't want to believe all this stuff about power, and it's the sort of thing -- you have to talk about women, but how much -- there are other priorities. an american marine in the pacific who said, the real thing he was waiting to get back to when he got home, apart from wanting to sleep in pajamas, he was going to keep flushing the toilet for hours just to hear the water run. >> didn't have to dig a hole anymore. >> what you learn from being on battlefields, you learn about how terrifying it is to be under fire and you learn how difficult to make your limbs move from one place to another when you're really scared. so you learn about that. and you just learn about what it's like
a battalion that lost 17 wouldn't even know they were in a battle. and that's true. i learned a lot from personal experience about the ways of soldiers and what it's like. give you one example. soldiers talk about women but actually my experience enwhen you're on the battlefield, you would give absolutely anything for a bath, hot meal, and to be able to sleep in a bed, preferably alone so you don't want to believe all this stuff about power, and it's the sort of thing -- you have to talk about...
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there was a battalion that lost 17, and wonted recognize they had been in a battle. this, of course, is true. we have to keep a sense of perspective what we've seen in our generation is small potatoes, but i learned a lot in personal experience about the ways of soldiers. for example, soldiers talk about women, but actually my experience on the battlefield, when you live -- actually what you really care about is you would give absolutely anything for a bath and a hot meal and to be able to sleep in a bed, preferably alone. don't believe all the stuff it's the thing with soldiers, you have to talk about women, but how much there's other priorities. i quoted that. an american marine in the pacific who said the real thing he was waiting to get back home, apart from wanting to sleep in pa jam mas, but he was going to keep flushing the toilet for hours just to hear the water run. >> host: didn't have to dig a hole anymore. >> guest: what you learn from battlefields, you learn, first of all, you learn how terrifying it is to be under fire and how difficult it is to make yo
there was a battalion that lost 17, and wonted recognize they had been in a battle. this, of course, is true. we have to keep a sense of perspective what we've seen in our generation is small potatoes, but i learned a lot in personal experience about the ways of soldiers. for example, soldiers talk about women, but actually my experience on the battlefield, when you live -- actually what you really care about is you would give absolutely anything for a bath and a hot meal and to be able to...
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being shot for drunkenness in the front line or being found when they were supposed to be leading their battalions within their campaign lawyers. these were extraordinary stories which because of all those decades in the soviet era when this stuff was hitting them and we were supposed to believe that they were just refer than we were but it's amazing. i suppose what i complain to my wife and i say it's hard writing books and she says you love it and of course i do. you've done it. you've just written a terrific book. so thrilling sitting in these archives in the far corners of the world with the stuff that people produce to even now after the war we are getting stories that for a very long time people were not willing to tell how ghastly it was three to post to your born in 1945 after the end of the second world war your father was a war correspondent coming and how did -- you lived the post world war you've been researching and writing about for 35 years so you have an incredible perspective. how is your perspective changed from comics as a child to now? >> i grew up as people in the united state
being shot for drunkenness in the front line or being found when they were supposed to be leading their battalions within their campaign lawyers. these were extraordinary stories which because of all those decades in the soviet era when this stuff was hitting them and we were supposed to believe that they were just refer than we were but it's amazing. i suppose what i complain to my wife and i say it's hard writing books and she says you love it and of course i do. you've done it. you've just...
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i'm sure the house wishes to join me in paying tribute to riflemen sheldon steal from fifth battalion the rifle. he with a highly respected soldier who achieved a great deal and showed much potential during his time with the army. at this sad time arafat should be with his family, friends and colleagues. his courage and dedication will never be forgotten by our nation. this morning i had meetings in addition to my duties with this house meetings later today. >> can i join the prime minister paying tribute to our brave servicemen who gave his life for his country? arafat's go to his family in a very difficult time. >> my constituency has high unemployment but great potential and promise two hundred million -- investment in motor's ford. can i ask him to provide support for enterprise zones as well as in england? >> i thank the hon. gentleman but congratulate him for growing facial hair in november. very good way of raising the profile. we are committed to providing enhanced capital. our discussions are going to both administrations in their enterprise zones and do what we can to help.
i'm sure the house wishes to join me in paying tribute to riflemen sheldon steal from fifth battalion the rifle. he with a highly respected soldier who achieved a great deal and showed much potential during his time with the army. at this sad time arafat should be with his family, friends and colleagues. his courage and dedication will never be forgotten by our nation. this morning i had meetings in addition to my duties with this house meetings later today. >> can i join the prime...
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a battalion chief went into the burning home without a backup partner and there was no designated team standing by to help or rescue fellow firefighters inside that burning home. >> the procedures are in place but they weren't followed. >> reporter: you think if they had followed it maybe it wouldn't have ended up with the tragedy that it did? >> that's a possibility. there are a lot of circumstances in this type of situation. clearly, if these procedures are properly followed, you can minimize the risk. would the outcome be different? i really don't know. >> reporter: fire officials would only concede they learn from every incident. >> the investigation will prove that we can learn from this, whether it's policies or strategies that we can review and discuss and are learning from our members to be able to learn from this tragedy. >> reporter: tonight san francisco fire officials say they will appeal the findings as well as the $122,000 fine. elizabeth? >> linda, thank you. >>> one person was injured this afternoon after a fire broke out at a san ramon apartment complex. it broke out o
a battalion chief went into the burning home without a backup partner and there was no designated team standing by to help or rescue fellow firefighters inside that burning home. >> the procedures are in place but they weren't followed. >> reporter: you think if they had followed it maybe it wouldn't have ended up with the tragedy that it did? >> that's a possibility. there are a lot of circumstances in this type of situation. clearly, if these procedures are properly...
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so we have phone calls out to san mateo county fire still waiting for a call back from the battalion chief. it is a one-alarm house fire at ringwood and coleman. this is west of 101, so it's a little hard to tell because obviously it's still dark out there but smoke may be visible from the freeway. it is a one-alarm house fire. a lot of breaking news this morning. we were also following this incident in san francisco. this was in the financial district over by pine and battery. chopper 5 took these pictures a little while ago. you can see if you make your way through that building, it's a little difficult to see but a car actually ran into a building during our 5:00 hour. no lanes blocked. no muni reroutes. but obviously the driver of that one car there lost control. and san francisco police are still on scene now conducting their investigation. elsewhere let's go to our maps. bay bridge toll plaza busy morning. they just turned the metering lights on so you can see now we are league is delays in all lanes. crowded on the "s" curve. we'll have more coming up. back to you. >> thank yo
so we have phone calls out to san mateo county fire still waiting for a call back from the battalion chief. it is a one-alarm house fire at ringwood and coleman. this is west of 101, so it's a little hard to tell because obviously it's still dark out there but smoke may be visible from the freeway. it is a one-alarm house fire. a lot of breaking news this morning. we were also following this incident in san francisco. this was in the financial district over by pine and battery. chopper 5 took...
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a battalion chief went into the burning home without a backup partner and there was no designated team standing by to help or rescue fellow firefighters inside that burning home. >> procedures are in place but they weren't followed. >> reporter: do you think if they had followed it maybe it wouldn't have ended up with the tragedy that it did? >> it's always a possibility. >> reporter: do you feel you are adequately trained in this department? >> i think as firefighters, we are trained to a very high level especially with regard to safety. >> reporter: san francisco fire officials insist that safety procedures were followed. they plan to appeal the findings and the $22,000 fine. reporting live in san francisco, linda yee, cbs 5. >>> one person was injured in a fire at a san ramon apartment complex. the fire broke out on country brook loop just after 1:00 this afternoon. at least one unit fully engulfed when firefighters got there. the two-alarm fire was brought under control in about an hour. the extent of the person's injuries is unknown. the cause is under investigation. >>> police ar
a battalion chief went into the burning home without a backup partner and there was no designated team standing by to help or rescue fellow firefighters inside that burning home. >> procedures are in place but they weren't followed. >> reporter: do you think if they had followed it maybe it wouldn't have ended up with the tragedy that it did? >> it's always a possibility. >> reporter: do you feel you are adequately trained in this department? >> i think as...
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in addition to the unresponded radio calls, cal-osha says a battalion chief entered the house alone and that at one point, only one firefighter was outside the house to monitor the situation and handle the pumps, both against the rules of. the san francisco fire department has a report of its own coming out but in the meantime has a message. >> the public needs to know that our members are always ready to help our citizens and at a moment's notice we are there to save them orr do what we have to do to protect them. >> reporter: the fire department said cal-osha didn't give them a chance to respond to before they became official citations. they have two weeks to respond to the citations. it could cost the fire department $21,000 to be paid to the state. the main goal is to improve safety in the department. >> thank you, anne makovec. >>> our other big story wind. about 700 people in the bay area are still without power. pg&e says 400 customers are in the dark in the south bay, 170 in the east bay and just 40 in the north bay. power has been restored in san francisco but in santa cruz cou
in addition to the unresponded radio calls, cal-osha says a battalion chief entered the house alone and that at one point, only one firefighter was outside the house to monitor the situation and handle the pumps, both against the rules of. the san francisco fire department has a report of its own coming out but in the meantime has a message. >> the public needs to know that our members are always ready to help our citizens and at a moment's notice we are there to save them orr do what we...
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. >> reporter: she has now corporate partners who donate goods by the truck load and a battalion of volunteers to help out. >> can you believe that this all came out of your living room? >> no. >> reporter: her operation is big but not impersonal. every box goes out with a handwritten note of thanks addressed to an individual soldier, sailor or marine wherever they may be. the joy of getting a piece of the world they left behind has kept soldiers going for centuries. touring the civil war mail call was common if somewhat erratic. as one soldier wrote these two weeks have contained all the horror and fatigue that war can furnish. your letters are the one pleasure. during world war ii, a portion of the mail was photocopied and shipped on microfilm to save cargo space. the system, called v-mail, worked, except for what was known as the scarlet score when a lipstick wearing letter writer would kiss the page? >> it would black out a portion of the letter because it would get reproduced when it was photo printed. it would also gunk up the machines. the lipstick would get stuck in the machines. >> re
. >> reporter: she has now corporate partners who donate goods by the truck load and a battalion of volunteers to help out. >> can you believe that this all came out of your living room? >> no. >> reporter: her operation is big but not impersonal. every box goes out with a handwritten note of thanks addressed to an individual soldier, sailor or marine wherever they may be. the joy of getting a piece of the world they left behind has kept soldiers going for centuries....
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and i wrote about a conversation i had with my battalion commander that was perhaps a little too frank and honest. and they pulled the plug on it, which they had the right to do technically. i hadn't committed any operational security violations so kind of a debate ensued about, you know, social media playing out in a combat zone. i came back, did the remaining months of my tour in iraq, as honorably and bravely as i could with my men, came back, transitioned oust out of the service and was lucky enough to write a book about it. >> what was the benefit? do you think men and women or even their families or people who just wanted to know, what was the benefit? do you think they got anything out of the blog? >> you know, i hope so. i hope that by putting names and experiences down, you know, on the internet served as a connection for americans that weren't directly connected to these wars. >> it's real because you were there. >> absolutely, yeah. the boy next door. we all wiere just trying to do the best we could. >> i want to read an excerpt from your book about the capture of a high-val
and i wrote about a conversation i had with my battalion commander that was perhaps a little too frank and honest. and they pulled the plug on it, which they had the right to do technically. i hadn't committed any operational security violations so kind of a debate ensued about, you know, social media playing out in a combat zone. i came back, did the remaining months of my tour in iraq, as honorably and bravely as i could with my men, came back, transitioned oust out of the service and was...
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to, you're going to use in everyday life and i saw it in a lot in the military in the operators, the battalion and it brought people together to work out and it made working out fun as opposed to spending hours on a treadmill and doing other things like that. it's much more community driven and it makes it much more useful and it helped bring me out of a state of depression. i got up to 270 pounds after my second deployment and i was looking for an answer and crossfit was that and it gave me a community to relate to and to celebrate with and my successes and nigh famy failures and i to and made my own version with my two gyms here in atlanta. >> the idea was out there, but you brought it home and you decided to start some gyms and implement this crossfit idea. how, you're hiring vets, you're totally giving back. you've even committed your gyms to fallen soldiers. explain to us how you're doing that through the workouts. you were telling me about the merf. >> so, crossfit is an amazing community and crosfit hq names a lot of workouts after fallen soldiers. military folks who died in the line of
to, you're going to use in everyday life and i saw it in a lot in the military in the operators, the battalion and it brought people together to work out and it made working out fun as opposed to spending hours on a treadmill and doing other things like that. it's much more community driven and it makes it much more useful and it helped bring me out of a state of depression. i got up to 270 pounds after my second deployment and i was looking for an answer and crossfit was that and it gave me a...
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these are the men of first battalion sixth marine regiment. >> gets you out of nowhere. i'm in a sleeping bag still. you hear the flair going off, then fire just started going f off. >> just to the northwest of us across the helmand river they have a ridgeline up there. there's cavs in the ridge line that they've crawl into and they engage us from there. >> by the time, like, a couple of hours we were like -- probably had a hundred still left and that was it. just got really bad real quick. >> idf 30 millimeter grenades hit inside the compound, getting close, real close. took a couple casualties. you hear about people being battle-tested. this one tested the boys. >> we have to get him on the bird as fast as possible. >> been one hell of a day. you're thinking, yeah, regular patrol, any other day. it ain't happening that way. definitely teaches you how everyone has to be ready from now on. you never know what's going to happen from now on. we lost one person to injuries whoflt kn who knows what will happen next. >> another day, man. another day. >> hopefully whoever sees
these are the men of first battalion sixth marine regiment. >> gets you out of nowhere. i'm in a sleeping bag still. you hear the flair going off, then fire just started going f off. >> just to the northwest of us across the helmand river they have a ridgeline up there. there's cavs in the ridge line that they've crawl into and they engage us from there. >> by the time, like, a couple of hours we were like -- probably had a hundred still left and that was it. just got really...
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fixated on his budget and operations which were referred to by many as the war of the big battalions, the westmoreland largely ignored other key responsibilities, most importantly the upgrading of south vietnam military forces in dealing with classification. his way of war did nothing to affect the situation in south vietnam. continued using coercion in terror to dominate the world to several populous. meanwhile, westmoreland deprived the south vietnamese of modern weaponry to the weaponry giving the u.s. issue of the m-16 rifle and other advanced military where with all. equipped with a cast of world war ii vintage u.s. equipment while being outgunned by the communist who were provided the great ak-47 assault rifle. communist china. it is very important to know that it was left of westmoreland to devise his own approach to combat the war. the conventional view of the war, even now, is that it was micromanaged from washington. there are many stories of how lyndon johnson's white house, the famous tuesday luncheons and so on, he and other top, mostly civilian, officials would even sele
fixated on his budget and operations which were referred to by many as the war of the big battalions, the westmoreland largely ignored other key responsibilities, most importantly the upgrading of south vietnam military forces in dealing with classification. his way of war did nothing to affect the situation in south vietnam. continued using coercion in terror to dominate the world to several populous. meanwhile, westmoreland deprived the south vietnamese of modern weaponry to the weaponry...
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. >> fire department battalion chief jeff boyles knows the clock is ticking. five. ten. fifteen minutes pass. >> once we started hitting the 15 minute mark, i had to start preparing in my mind that if this person really is five to seven feet down there, not only is that an enormous amount of weight to bear, but there's no oxygen down that deep either. >> once you are under more to four to six minutes, brain death starts to occur. my expectations is this is a body recovery at that point. just horrifying to think of that. >> but life guards, firefighters, police, and the volunteers continue to work feverishly. >> i tried to pull a couple of them out of the whole after about 20 minutes of digging, but they just wouldn't come out. they were in there and they were going to pull him out. >> after 30 minutes of frantic digging, finally news comes from the center of the giant pit. rescuers can see the top of meena's head. >> that was a long time. >> and unbelievably, it looks like he was alive. >> he was taking slow gasping breaths and his ears were blue. which indicated to us t
. >> fire department battalion chief jeff boyles knows the clock is ticking. five. ten. fifteen minutes pass. >> once we started hitting the 15 minute mark, i had to start preparing in my mind that if this person really is five to seven feet down there, not only is that an enormous amount of weight to bear, but there's no oxygen down that deep either. >> once you are under more to four to six minutes, brain death starts to occur. my expectations is this is a body recovery at...
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. >> i remember hearing another one of our battalion chiefs that was near me calling for ambulances. i thought, oh, boy, this is not good. >> officials believe the massive explosion is caused by a back draft that ignited the volatile magnesium dust. >> the degree of smoke, the color of it, the way it was puffing out of the building, it had all the right looks and the right recipe for that to just instantaneously blow. >> cameraman matt armitage is shooting the explosion for indiana's news channel. >> all of a sudden smoke started pouring out of the building all at once. that's when i started rolling on it. >> seconds later the building erupts. >> a huge boom. you could feel it, too. you could feel the boom, besides the noise. you could actually feel the explosion. >> the mushroom cloud is seen more than a mile away. >> it was a big explosion. the fireball, the orange-red fireball that came after it was incredible. >> but you knew that, boy, if anybody that was inside, that would have been not good at all. >> it's so bright, it damages matt's camera. >> it shot out one of my filters i
. >> i remember hearing another one of our battalion chiefs that was near me calling for ambulances. i thought, oh, boy, this is not good. >> officials believe the massive explosion is caused by a back draft that ignited the volatile magnesium dust. >> the degree of smoke, the color of it, the way it was puffing out of the building, it had all the right looks and the right recipe for that to just instantaneously blow. >> cameraman matt armitage is shooting the explosion...
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. >> it kept the frye battalion was attacking more in nasiriya. >> we had a good fight in support of the infantry moving up. >> suddenly visibility dropped to zero. blinding grit powered over 20,000 feet traveling 60 miles an hour. >> driving down the highway we got ambushed in a little town. >> the engagement brought captain frye to the brink of death. >> i was in the lead vehicle in the passenger seat reading a map, and a rocket propelled grenade hit the door of my hum v and it came through and cut my arm and took my arm off. when you look down everything goes into slow-motion. i remember thinking did this happen to me? a voice kicks in and says do something. >> i was born and raised in baghdad. it's a beautiful city. >> iraqi interpreter mustafa abdul remembers growing up in the iraqi capital. >> i never cooked in iraq. i am a great cook right now because i had my mother and grandma and sisters cooking when i was living in baghdad. >> in 2003 he was 30 years old and one of 30 million iraqis who waited nervously for war. >> when president bush came on tv... >> sadam hussein and his
. >> it kept the frye battalion was attacking more in nasiriya. >> we had a good fight in support of the infantry moving up. >> suddenly visibility dropped to zero. blinding grit powered over 20,000 feet traveling 60 miles an hour. >> driving down the highway we got ambushed in a little town. >> the engagement brought captain frye to the brink of death. >> i was in the lead vehicle in the passenger seat reading a map, and a rocket propelled grenade hit the...